Build Your Own Butcher Block Countertop

I bought 2in thick boards of soft maple from my local hardwood supplier.

Build your own butcher block countertop.

Diy butcher block countertop step 1. Start with the section joining the first or full length piece and apply a fairly heavy bead of glue to its back side and to the ends of each random length piece. April 19 2016 at 8 09 am. Remove any old trim.

Out with the old. Plane for consistent. Also i am curious to know if you had to move the cabinet a half in or so away from the wall where the door is located in order for the left most cabinet door to open completely. Currently building a house and thinking it would be fun to build my own butcher block countertops.

Glue and clamp the oak boards to the plywood. Always liked purple heart toying with the idea of using some 1 8 strips at random with maple just to add a bit of color and contrast. Your idea would be gorgeous. Position the pieces in place and then continue with each length until you have glue applied to the entire section including the last full length piece.

Do it yourself butcher block kitchen countertop measure and cut butcher block rout edges optional making an l shaped peninsula or an island cut a hole for the sink rout undermount sink edge trim underside of sink hole drill holes for faucet fill and sand apply finish install countertops. Once i had a square edge to reference off of i cut the boards into 2 in strips. Now what we did to make the boards appear thick like butcher block is to attach the 3 4 trim to the front of the counter tops. Pull out your trusty tape measure and.

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It is a great product for use in areas that need protection from water. I started to get all. It s come a long way though. Place the kitchen butcher block on top of base cabinets and secure with screws.

A great product for finishing butcher block counter tops is waterlox tung oil. May 30 2015 at 3 19 pm the back burner. If you re particularly tough on your countertops consider securing the countertop to your base cabinets with an adhesive in addition to the screws. Cutting the wood into strips.

Flush on the top. We extended the vanity and added the sink built a butcherblock counter and installed our own diy mason. Then nail or screw the boards together from the underside with the 1 1 4 nails or screws for fewer visible holes.